2022–23 Men's T20 World Cup Africa Qualifier
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The 2022–23 ICC Men's T20 World Cup Africa Qualifier was a Twenty20 International (T20I) cricket tournament, which was played as part of qualification process for the 2024 ICC Men's T20 World Cup.[1]
The first stage of the qualification pathway in the Africa region consisted of two sub-regional qualifiers,[2] with the top two teams from each event progressing to the regional final.[3] The sub-regional tournaments were played from 17 November to 9 December 2022, hosted by the Rwanda Cricket Association.[4]
Kenya were the clear favourites going into Qualifier A, while Mali and Saint Helena played their first men's T20I matches at the event.[5] Kenya and Rwanda progressed from Qualifier A after finishing top of the round-robin tournament.[6] Rwanda's win over Malawi proved to be decisive, in what was one of the several matches affected by rain.[7] Malawi's Sami Sohail was named player of the series, Rwanda's Eric Dusingizimana and Kenya's Collins Obuya shared the best batsman award, Botswana's Dhruv Maisuria and Rwanda's Emmanuel Sebareme shared the bowling award and Orchide Tuyisenge was named as best fielder.[8]
Gambia played their first matches with T20I status during Qualifier B.[9] Tanzania won Qualifier B and runners-up Nigeria claimed the remaining place at the regional final.[10][11] Mozambique's Jose Bulele was named player of the series, Ghana's Samson Awiah was named best batsman, Tanzania's Yalinde Nkanya was named best bowler, and the best fielder award went to Tanzania's Kassim Nassoro.[12]
In the Regional Final, Zimbabwe's chances of qualification were harmed early in the tournament after losing in an upset to Uganda, who were playing in their first T20I against a full member nation.[13] Namibia were the first team to qualify for the World Cup after winning their first five games in the regional final to ensure a top-two position.[14][15] On the final day, Kenya, Uganda and Zimbabwe were all in contention to qualify,[16] and it was Uganda who sealed the final place in the World Cup.[17][18] This was the first time that Uganda had qualified for a senior World Cup.[19][20]
Teams
| Qualifier A | Qualifier B | Regional Final | ||
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Sub-regional qualifiers | |||
- Received a bye after competing in the 2022 T20 World Cup
- Received a bye after competing in the 2022 global qualifiers
Preparation
Summarize
Perspective
Sub-regional qualifiers
Seven of the participating teams (Botswana, Cameroon, Ghana, Kenya, Malawi, Mozambique, Tanzania) played in the 2022 ACA Africa T20 Cup Finals at Willowmore Park, Benoni, in September.[21]
Mali selected their players through the 11th edition of their National Championship in September.[22] Gambia selected 27 players for national trials out of the best performing players in their eight-team domestic tournament held from May to October.[23] Botswana played a five-match bilateral series against a Tuskers select team from 22 to 27 October in Bulawayo.[24] Kenya organized the inaugural Swaminarayan Pro20 tournament from 29 October to 12 November, which was their first franchise event since East Africa Cup in 2013.[25] Sierra Leone played six inter-squad trial matches to prepare for the tournament.[26] Tanzania hosted a bilateral T20I series against Rwanda from 31 October to 6 November at the Annadil Burhani Ground in Dar es Salaam, which the hosts won 5–0. Saint Helena prepared with a training camp in South Africa ahead of the qualifiers.[27] Nigeria played a four-match bilateral series against a Rhinos select team from 24 to 27 November at Kwekwe Sports Club during a preparation camp in Zimbabwe.[28]
Qualifier A
| Dates | 17 – 25 November 2022 |
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| Administrator(s) | International Cricket Council |
| Cricket format | Twenty20 International |
| Tournament format(s) | Round-robin |
| Host(s) | Rwanda |
| Champions | Kenya |
| Runners-up | Rwanda |
| Participants | 8 |
| Matches | 28 |
| Player of the series | Sami Sohail |
| Most runs | Sami Sohail (241) |
| Most wickets | Dhruv Maisuria (14) |
Squads
 Botswana[29] |
 Kenya[30] |
 Lesotho[31] |
 Malawi[32] |
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 Mali[33] |
 Rwanda[34] |
 Saint Helena[35] |
 Seychelles[31] |
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Points table
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | NR | Pts | NRR | Qualification |
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| 1 | Kenya |
7 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 12 | 5.699 | Advanced to the regional final |
| 2 | Rwanda |
7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 2.466 | |
| 3 | Malawi |
7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 2.026 | |
| 4 | Botswana |
7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 1.167 | |
| 5 | Saint Helena |
7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 6 | −0.976 | |
| 6 | Lesotho |
7 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 5 | −3.497 | |
| 7 | Seychelles |
7 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 3 | −1.639 | |
| 8 | Mali |
7 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 2 | −4.954 |
Source: ESPNcricinfo[36]
Fixtures
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Lerotholi Gabriel 45* (37) Theodore Macalou 2/13 (3 overs) |
Cheick Keita 35 (28) Waseem Yaqoob 2/7 (3 overs) |
- Mali won the toss and elected to field.
- Mali played their first men's T20I match.[37]
- Khan Arbaaz, Lerotholi Gabriel, Waseem Yaqoob (Les), Mohamed Coulibaly, Mahamadou Diaby, Sekou Diaby, Moustapha Diakite, Mamadou Diawara, Sanze Kamate, Cheick Keita, Theodore Macalou, Lamissa Sanogo, Mamadou Sidibe and Daouda Traore (Mli) all made their T20I debuts.
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Collins Obuya 32* (13) |
- Saint Helena won the toss and elected to field.
- No further play was possible due to rain.
- Saint Helena played their first men's T20I match.[38]
- Pushkar Sharma, Tanzeel Sheikh (Ken), Scott Crowie, Jamie Ellick, Rhys Francis, Jordi Henry, Brett Isaac, Gareth Johnson, Alex Langham, Aiden Leo, Cliff Richards, Barry Stroud and Andrew Yon (Shn) all made their T20I debuts.
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Karabo Motlhanka 39 (32) Naidoo Krishna 1/16 (3 overs) |
- Seychelles won the toss and elected to field.
- No further play was possible due to rain.
- Katlo Piet (Bot), Rashen de Silva, Thiwanka Rajapaksha, Samarathunga Rukmal and Tharmenthiran Shanmugam (Sey) all made their T20I debuts.
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Eric Dusingizimana 52 (43) Andrew Yon 4/30 (4 overs) |
Aiden Leo 24 (33) Emmanuel Sebareme 3/15 (4 overs) |
- Rwanda won the toss and elected to bat.
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Lerotholi Gabriel 23 (14) Dhruv Maisuria 5/30 (3.4 overs) |
Karabo Motlhanka 54* (23) |
- Botswana won the toss and elected to field.
- Boemo Kgosiemang (Bot) and Vijayakumar Jayant (Les) both made their T20I debuts.
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Donnex Kansonkho 7* (13) |
- Kenya won the toss and elected to bat.
- No further play was possible due to rain.
- Beston Masauko (Mwi) made his T20I debut.
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Thiwanka Rajapaksha 49 (49) Mamadou Diawara 2/40 (4 overs) |
Mahamadou Diaby 9 (16) Naidoo Krishna 1/0 (0.1 overs) |
- Mali won the toss and elected to field.
- No further play was possible due to rain.
- Lassina Berthe and Mahamadou Malle (Mli) both made their T20I debuts.
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- Botswana won the toss and elected to bat.
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Theodore Macalou 12 (20) Peter Langat 6/17 (4 overs) |
Collins Obuya 18* (6) |
- Mali won the toss and elected to bat.
- Peter Langat (Ken) took his first five-wicket haul in T20Is.[39]
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Mazharul Islam 46 (37) Yahya Jakda 3/32 (4 overs) |
Maaz Khan 68* (35) Sohail Rocket 2/23 (4 overs) |
- Seychelles won the toss and elected to bat.
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Gift Kansonkho 52 (59) Mahamadou Diaby 2/19 (3 overs) |
- Mali won the toss and elected to field.
- Zakaria Makadji (Mli) made his T20I debut.
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Nelson Odhiambo 67 (29) Molai Matsau 2/43 (4 overs) |
Waseem Yaqoob 27 (30) Shem Ngoche 3/16 (3 overs) |
- Kenya won the toss and elected to bat.
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Wilson Niyitanga 46 (32) Aaftab Limdawala 2/26 (4 overs) |
Moazzam Baig 32 (24) Clinton Rubagumya 2/11 (3 overs) |
- Rwanda won the toss and elected to bat.
- No further play was possible due to rain.
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Scott Crowie 28 (29) Samarathunga Rukmal 2/18 (4 overs) |
Stephen Madusanka 50* (47) Scott Crowie 3/21 (3.5 overs) |
- Seychelles won the toss and elected to field.
- Dax Richards (Shn) made his T20I debut.
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Mahamadou Diaby 11 (10) Dhruv Maisuria 3/10 (3 overs) |
- Botswana won the toss and elected to field.
- The match was reduced to 13 overs per side due to rain.
- Rod Mbaiwa (Bot) made his T20I debut.
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Andrew Yon 58 (36) Yahya Jakda 2/20 (3 overs) Waseem Yaqoob 2/20 (3 overs) |
Waseem Yaqoob 31 (36) Andrew Yon 5/10 (3 overs) |
- Lesotho won the toss and elected to field.
- The match was reduced to 15 overs per side due to rain.
- Andrew Yon became the first player for Saint Helena to take a five-wicket haul in men's T20Is.[39]
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- Malawi won the toss and elected to field.
- No further play was possible due to rain.
- Pednekar Abhijit (Sey) made his T20I debut.
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- Mali won the toss and elected to bat.
- No play was possible due to rain.
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Jordi Henry 17 (10) Sami Sohail 3/18 (2 overs) |
Sami Sohail 23* (15) |
- Malawi won the toss and elected to field.
- The match was reduced to 5 overs per side due to rain.
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- Rwanda won the toss and elected to bat.
- The match was reduced to 13 overs per side due to rain.
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Moustapha Diakite 8 (8) Kevin Irakoze 3/4 (4 overs) |
Orchide Tuyisenge 18* (9) |
- Rwanda won the toss and elected to field.
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Vinoo Balakrishnan 100 (70) Aiden Leo 1/21 (3 overs) |
Brett Isaac 34 (49) Dhruv Maisuria 4/25 (4 overs) |
- Botswana won the toss and elected to bat.
- Vinoo Balakrishnan became the first player for Botswana to score a century in men's T20Is.[40]
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Vijayakumar Jayant 31 (39) Daniel Jakiel 5/11 (4 overs) |
- Malawi won the toss and elected to bat.
- Daniel Jakiel (Mwi) took his first five-wicket haul in T20Is.[39]
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Mazharul Islam 50 (48) Peter Langat 3/14 (4 overs) |
Pushkar Sharma 33 (23) Stephen Madusanka 3/16 (4 overs) |
- Seychelles won the toss and elected to bat.
- Kenya were set a revised target of 82 runs in 17 overs due to rain.
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Eric Dusingizimana 49 (37) Waseem Yaqoob 3/40 (3 overs) |
- Rwanda won the toss and elected to bat.
- No further play was possible due to rain.
Qualifier B
| Dates | 1 – 9 December 2022 |
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| Administrator(s) | International Cricket Council |
| Cricket format | Twenty20 International |
| Tournament format(s) | Round-robin |
| Host(s) | Rwanda |
| Champions | Tanzania |
| Runners-up | Nigeria |
| Participants | 8 |
| Matches | 28 |
| Player of the series | Jose Bulele |
| Most runs | Samson Awiah (227) |
| Most wickets | Yalinde Nkanya (16) |
Squads
 Cameroon |
 Eswatini[41] |
 Gambia |
 Ghana |
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 Mozambique |
 Nigeria[42] |
 Sierra Leone[43] |
 Tanzania[44] |
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Points table
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | NR | Pts | NRR | Qualification |
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| 1 | Tanzania |
7 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 13 | 4.891 | Advanced to the regional final |
| 2 | Nigeria |
7 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 13 | 3.739 | |
| 3 | Mozambique |
7 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 10 | 0.684 | |
| 4 | Sierra Leone |
7 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 8 | −0.039 | |
| 5 | Ghana |
7 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 1.446 | |
| 6 | Eswatini |
7 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 3 | −2.067 | |
| 7 | Gambia |
7 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 2 | −3.865 | |
| 8 | Cameroon |
7 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 1 | −3.872 |
Source: ESPNcricinfo[45]
Fixtures
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George Edward Ngegba 29 (27) Yalinde Nkanya 4/1 (1.3 overs) |
Amal Rajeevan 26* (22) George Sesay 1/8 (2 overs) |
- Tanzania won the toss and elected to field.
- Tanzania were set a revised target of 47 runs in 15 overs due to rain.
- Raymond Coker, Mohammad Shamshad Khan and George Ngegba (Sle) all made their T20I debuts.
- Harsheed Chohan became the first bowler for Tanzania to take a hat-trick in men's T20Is.[46]
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James Vifah 63 (55) Melusi Magagula 2/29 (3 overs) |
Adil Butt 53 (34) Kofi Bagabena 1/12 (2 overs) |
- Eswatini won the toss and elected to field.
- Adil Butt, Dinesh Polpitiya, Tarun Sandeep and Phumlani Sibiya (Esw) all made their T20I debuts.
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- Nigeria won the toss and elected to field.
- Armando Chuvale, Dario Macome, Camate Roposo (Moz), Akhere Isesele and Chiemelie Udekwe (Nga) all made their T20I debuts.
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Ismaila Tamba 43 (27) Dinesh Polpitiya 3/15 (3 overs) |
Tarun Sandeep 62* (53) Aniru Conteh 2/26 (4 overs) |
- Eswatini won the toss and elected to field.
- Gambia played their first men's T20I match.[47]
- Mohammed Alamgir (Esw), Ousman Bah, Modou Bojang, Frank Campbell, Peter Campbell, Aniru Conteh, Andre Jarju, Musa Jobarteh, Muhammed Manga, Gabriel Riley, Mustapha Suwareh and Ismaila Tamba (Gam) all made their T20I debuts.
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Ashmit Shreshta 27 (34) George Ngegba 2/9 (2 overs) |
- Nigeria won the toss and elected to field.
- Ibrahim Kamara (Sle) made his T20I debut.
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Bruno Toube 49 (33) Alusine Turay 2/24 (4 overs) |
John Bangura 34* (28) Alain Toube 3/20 (4 overs) |
- Sierra Leone won the toss and elected to field.
- Alusine Turay (Sle) made his T20I debut.
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Naeem Gull 63* (49) Camate Roposo 2/30 (4 overs) |
Francisco Couana 67 (46) Melusi Magagula 1/34 (3 overs) |
- Mozambique won the toss and elected to field.
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Alain Toube 19 (19) Camate Raposo 3/19 (4 overs) |
Jose Bulele 40* (37) Dipita Loic 1/15 (2 overs) |
- Mozambique won the toss and elected to field.
- Roger Atangana (Cmr) and Luis Mavume (Moz) both made their T20I debuts.
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Ashmit Shreshta 76 (49) Melusi Magagula 3/62 (4 overs) |
Adil Butt 50 (39) Ridwan Abdulkareem 3/8 (3 overs) |
- Eswatini won the toss and elected to field.
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Daniel Anefie 46 (26) SanjayKumar Thakor 3/11 (4 overs) |
Ivan Selemani 56 (21) Richmond Baaleri 4/12 (4 overs) |
- Tanzania won the toss and elected to field.
- Alex Osei (Gha) made his T20I debut.
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Aniru Conteh 9 (21) Ridwan Abdulkareem 3/6 (2 overs) |
- Nigeria won the toss and elected to field.
- Abubacarr Kuyateh (Gam) made his T20I debut.
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Joao Hou 23* (16) Yalinde Nkanya 2/20 (3 overs) |
- Tanzania won the toss and elected to field.
- The match was reduced to 13 overs per side due to rain.
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Lansana Lamin 17* (9) Haris Rashid 1/13 (1 over) |
Adil Butt 22 (9) Mohammad Shamshad Khan 2/4 (1 over) |
- Eswatini won the toss and elected to field.
- The match was reduced to 5 overs per side due to rain.
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Bruno Toube 20 (28) Sylvester Okpe 5/9 (4 overs) |
Sulaimon Runsewe 16* (17) |
- Nigeria won the toss and elected to field.
- No further play was possible due to rain.
- Joshua Asia (Nga) made his T20I debut.
- Sylvester Okpe (Nga) took his first five-wicket haul in T20Is.[39]
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- Sierra Leone won the toss and elected to field.
- No further play was possible due to rain.
- Paul Ayoleyine (Gha) made his T20I debut.
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Abhik Patwa 79 (47) Umair Qasim 3/24 (4 overs) |
Tarun Sandeep 33 (24) Akhil Anil 3/17 (4 overs) |
- Eswatini won the toss and elected to field.
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Muhammed Manga 31 (41) George Ngegba 3/16 (4 overs) |
Lansana Lamin 36* (21) Modou Bojang 1/2 (1 over) |
- Sierra Leone won the toss and elected to field.
- Fallou Thorpe (Gam) made his T20I debut.
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Ismaila Tamba 22* (26) Yalinde Nkanya 3/7 (4 overs) |
Ivan Selemani 33* (15) |
- Tanzania won the toss and elected to field.
- Ousman Touray (Gam) and Johnson Nyambo (Tan) both made their T20I debuts.
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Samson Awiah 96* (69) Julien Abega 1/31 (4 overs) |
Bruno Toube 38 (28) Kofi Bagabena 4/19 (4 overs) |
- Cameroon won the toss and elected to field.
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Frank Campbell 18 (23) Richmond Baaleri 5/29 (4 overs) |
- Ghana won the toss and elected to bat.
- Gambia were set a revised target of 208 runs in 18 overs due to rain.
- Obed Harvey became the first player for Ghana to score a century in men's T20Is.[40]
- Richmond Baaleri (Gha) took his first five-wicket haul in T20Is.[39]
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Tarun Sandeep 34* (34) Alain Toube 4/13 (3 overs) |
- Eswatini won the toss and elected to bat.
- The match was reduced to 13 overs per side due to fog. No further play was possible due to rain.
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Amal Rajeevan 10* (11) Prosper Useni 1/3 (2 overs) |
- Tanzania won the toss and elected to field.
- No further play was possible due to rain.
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Jose Bulele 50 (50) Ismaila Tamba 2/20 (3 overs) |
Frank Campbell 12 (17) Joao Hou 3/2 (1 over) |
- Mozambique won the toss and elected to bat.
- Gambia were set a revised target of 111 runs in 16 overs due to rain.
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John Bangura 32 (59) Francisco Couana 3/19 (3 overs) |
Francisco Couana 32 (36) Abass Gbla 1/16 (2.2 overs) |
- Mozambique won the toss and elected to field.
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Muhammed Manga 59* (57) Julien Abega 4/18 (4 overs) |
Abdoulaye Aminou 19 (5) Aniru Conteh 4/10 (4 overs) |
- Gambia won the toss and elected to bat.
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- Ghana won the toss and elected to bat.
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Ivan Selemani 71 (40) Bruno Toube 2/37 (4 overs) |
Roland Amah 20 (16) Yalinde Nkanya 5/2 (4 overs) |
- Tanzania won the toss and elected to bat.
- Yalinde Nkanya became the first player for Tanzania to take a five-wicket haul in men's T20Is.[39]
Regional Final
| Dates | 22 – 30 November 2023 |
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| Administrator(s) | International Cricket Council |
| Cricket format | Twenty20 International |
| Host(s) | Namibia |
| Champions | Namibia |
| Runners-up | Uganda |
| Participants | 7 |
| Matches | 21 |
| Most runs | Sikandar Raza (273) |
| Most wickets | Richard Ngarava (13) |
Squads
| Kenya[48] |
 Namibia[49] |
Nigeria[50] |
Rwanda[51] |
Tanzania[52] |
 Uganda[53] |
 Zimbabwe[54] |
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Points table
Source: ESPNcricinfo[55]
Fixtures
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- Uganda won the toss and elected to field.
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- Namibia won the toss and elected to field.
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- Kenya won the toss and elected to field.
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- Zimbabwe won the toss and elected to field.
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- Rwanda won the toss and elected to field.
- No further play was possible due to rain.
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- Namibia won the toss and elected to field.
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Collins Obuya 81 (54) SanjayKumar Thakor 2/21 (4 overs) |
Ivan Selemani 45 (44) Gerard Mwendwa 4/31 (4 overs) |
- Tanzania won the toss and elected to field.
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Niko Davin 80 (59) Emile Rukiriza 1/34 (4 overs) |
- Rwanda won the toss and elected to field.
- No further play was possible due to rain.
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- Uganda won the toss and elected to field.
- This was Uganda's first match and first win against a full member side in men's T20I cricket.[13][56]
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Abhik Patwa 52 (40) Ridwan Abdulkareem 2/13 (3 overs) |
- Tanzania won the toss and elected to bat.
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- Namibia won the toss and elected to field.
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Didier Ndikubwimana 30 (34) Sikandar Raza 3/3 (2.4 overs) |
- Rwanda won the toss and elected to field.
- Sikandar Raza became the first bowler for Zimbabwe to take a hat-trick in men's T20Is.[57]
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- Nigeria won the toss and elected to bat.
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- Tanzania won the toss and elected to field.
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Ridwan Abdulkareem 24 (32) Sikandar Raza 2/13 (3 overs) |
Sikandar Raza 65 (37) Joshua Asia 2/18 (4 overs) |
- Nigeria won the toss and elected to bat.
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- Uganda won the toss and elected to bat.
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- Kenya won the toss and elected to field.
- Francis Mutua (Ken) made his T20I debut.
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- Uganda won the toss and elected to field.
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- Nigeria won the toss and elected to bat.
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